Analysis of a region in plasmid R386 containing two functional replicons

P. Robinson*, P. Bergquist, D. Lane

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Abstract

A miniplasmid has been obtained from R386 by ligating EcoRI fragments with a fragment carrying a kanamycin-resistance gene. It contains a 6.8-kb Eco fragment of R386 which hybridizes strongly with several IncFI plasmid DNAs but not with the primary or secondary replicons of the F plasmid. This mini-R386 is incompatible with certain IncFI plasmids, and it appears to be one example of a previously unidentified replicon widely distributed in the IncFI group. A region of R386 not closely linked to the 6.8-kb fragment is involved in copy number control of the mini-R386, and a sequence in the same region interacts with mini-F partition functions to cause incompatibility. The 6.8-kb fragment also restricts growth of T7 bacteriophage, and an adjacent fragment restricts phage T4 growth. A further R386 sequence, sharing homology with the F secondary replicon, is capable of autonomous replication. Hence R386, like F, contains at least two functional replicons.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)28-36
Number of pages9
JournalPlasmid
Volume14
Issue number1
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 1985
Externally publishedYes

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